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Monday 11 April 2022
Laster sees strong growth in March revenue
LED automotive lighting module maker Laster Tech has reported consolidated revenues of NT$618.6 million (US$21.7 million) for March, hiking 71.30% sequentially and 81.52% on year.
Monday 11 April 2022
SEA roundup: Foxconn and PTT reportedly in talks with China-based Hozon EV
Horizon Plus, the joint venture established by Taiwan-based Foxconn and Thai state-owned energy group PTT, is reportedly in talks with Chinese carmaker Hozon to build electric vehicles...
Monday 11 April 2022
US probe of LGES cells an alert for EV and energy storage developers
A US investigation into alleged defects of LG Energy Solutions (LGES) battery cells has renewed attention to the safety risks of lithium-ion batteries, an issue that is relevant to...
Monday 11 April 2022
India roudup: Tata launches super app
Tata Digital launched its super app Tata Neu, which combines product commerce, service commerce, and financial services into a one-stop app, and includes Westside, Starbucks, Bigbasket,...
Monday 11 April 2022
BYD stops making fossil fuel cars, others may follow
China-based BYD Auto said it has stopped making fossil fuel cars since March, becoming the world's first automaker to do so. The market is watching if more Chinese automakers will...
Monday 11 April 2022
Qualcomm completes acquisition of Arriver business from SSW Partners
Qualcomm has completed its acquisition of Arriver from SSW Partners, enhancing its ability to deliver open, fully integrated, and competitive advanced driver assistance system (ADAS)...
Monday 11 April 2022
Orsted to complete 900MW offshore wind farm in Taiwan by year-end 2022
Denmark-based Orsted expects to complete a 900MW offshore wind farm in central Taiwan at year-end 2022, according to the company's Taiwan general manager Christy Wang.
Friday 8 April 2022
Leadframe makers, IDMs team up to serve major EV vendors
Taiwan's major leadframe makers including Jih Lin Technology and SDI are joining forces with international IDMs to supply customized power modules to Tesla and other first-tier EV...
Friday 8 April 2022
Tesla continues to dominate US electric vehicle market
Tesla will likely continue to dominate the US electric vehicle (EV) market in terms of sales in 2022, and it is on track to achieve its sales target of 1.5 million vehicles for the...
Friday 8 April 2022
Eris Tech gains from auto opportunities
Diode products supplier Eris Technology is expected to report a gross profit margin of up to 40% in 2022, thanks to an increase of automotive applications, according to industry so...
Friday 8 April 2022
Chinese EV makers foray into semiconductor and battery
Chinese EV makers are investing in semiconductors and battery packs in order to resolve persisting material shortages. About 10% of the 1,000 car chips used in a NIO vehicle are undersupplied,...
Friday 8 April 2022
Taiwan to phase out fossil fuel vehicles by 2040
Taiwan's government has announced a roadmap to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, including goals that all new scooters and passenger cars should be electric or powered by hydrogen...
Thursday 7 April 2022
Automotive CIS emerging as new blue-ocean market for supply chain
It seems that CMOS image sensor (CIS) demand momentum for mainstream handset applications has become stagnant amid unclear market prospects, but the automotive CIS segment is emerging...
Thursday 7 April 2022
Chip shortage a bottleneck for Tata's EV ambition
The top electric vehicle (EV) brand by sale units in India, Tata Motors, has announced the Curvv, a concept vehicle based on a new EV-first platform, a step forward to offering up...
Thursday 7 April 2022
VinFast invests US$2 billion in North Carolina EV factory
VinFast, the carmaker under Vietnamese Group VinGroup, plans to invest up to US$2 billion to start production of EV and EV batteries in North Carolina, US, according to multiple media...